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(No Model.)

J. G. HARRINGTON.-

BRAGELET No. 423,605. Patented Mar. .18, 1890.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN C. HARRINGTON, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

BRACELET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 423,605, dated March 18, 1890. Application filed April 10, 1886- Serial 110.161,?91- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J oHN'O. HARRINGTON,

, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city and county of Providence, and State of Rhode Island, have invented an Improvement in Bracelets, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like letters on the drawings representing like parts.

This invention has for its object to provide a lock or clasp for spirally-wound wire bracelets, wherein the lapped ends of the bracelet are more positively locked together by simple and effective mechanism, which is not presented to view when the bracelet is locked or clasped.

Another object of my invention is to simplify and cheapen the construction of the clasp.

To these ends my invention consists, primarily, of a spirally-wound wire bracelet having lapped portions provided with-a pair of knobs secured one knob to each lapped portion intermediate of their ends, one of the knobs being provided with a pin and the other knob having a socket for the reception of the pin, substantially as hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 is a top View of a bracelet embodying my invention and shown in locked or clasped condition; Fig. 2, a similar View with the lapped ends unclasped; Fig. 3, an edge View thereof,'and Fig. 4 a detail of a modification to be referred to.

The bracelet A, preferably composed of hollow wire spirally wound with lapped ends, is provided on one of its lapped ends with a projection or knob or, having a pin or lookingstud b, which in the form shown projects from the knob in a line substantially parallel with but above and to one side of the longitudinal center of that portion of the lapped end to which the knob a is attached, while the other lapped end of said bracelet is provided with a second projection or knob 0, having a socket or eye e for the reception of the pin or locking-stud b, as clearly indicated in the drawings.

The spring action of the spirally-wound wire which causes the ends of the bracelet to assume substantially the positions shown in Fig.2 must be overcome and said ends brought near to each other, while at the same time being slightly moved past each other in the direction of their length to enable the pin or locking-stud to be inserted in the eye or socket, whereupon the said spring action will securely retain the parts in locked or clasped position.

It will be noticed from an inspection of Fig. 1 of the drawings that when the pin is in the eye or socket the longitudinal axis or center of the former is directly over and above the nearly meeting edges or surfaces of the lapped portions of the bracelet. To attain this result the knobs a c are inclined laterally toward each other, as shown in Fig. 3.

The pin may be arranged directly over the center ofthe lapped end upon which it is mounted, provided all the inclination necessary to enable said pin to enter the eye or socket be given to the knob having the eye, as clearly indicated in Fig. 4.

It will be noticed that when the ends of the bracelet are locked or clasped the looking means-namely, the pin and socket-is not exposed to view, the knobs only being shown next each other and substantially in the line or parallel with the adjacent or nearly meeting portions of the lapped ends. Bythis means a simple, easily-constructed, and very neat lock or clasp is provided.

WVhat I claim is 1. A spirally wound wire bracelet having lapped portions provided with a pair of knobs secured one knob to each lapped portion intermediate of their ends, one of the knobs being provided with a pin and the other knob having a socket for the reception of the pin.

2. The spirally-wound wire bracelet having lapped portions provided with a pair of knobs secured one knob to each lapped portion intermediate of their ends, as shown, one of the knobs being provided with a pin arranged parallel with and above the lapped portion to'which its knob is secured and the other knob having a socket for the reception of the pin, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN c. HARRINGTON.

Witnesses:

JAs. H. LANGE, HOWARD GREENE. 

